The Theory of Attraction is my first taste of Delphine Dryden’s writing and it’s a fun, romantic, sexy story!

Camilla can set her watch by her hunky rocket-scientist neighbor who jogs past her window each day. She relishes each glimpse of his shirtless abs, and is dying to see more. But it’s hard to connect with a man who doesn’t seem to know she exists…

Ivan feels at home in the lab, not in social situations. When he finally approaches his attractive neighbor, it’s not for a date—he wants tutorin

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Wow! This was a short but decidedly hot and sexy story. Ivan and Camilla are neighbours in an apartment complex near the university where they work. He is an astrophysicist with an intelligence of near genius proportions but with a social ineptitude that borders on Aspergers. Camilla, a computer script monkey at the same university, is his friend and neighbour.

He hardly seems to notice her as a woman but she’s been harbouring a secret crush on Ivan who has, innocently, been showing off his gorg More...

I don't read much contemporary ... anything. I get bored if there isn't fantasy, honestly. Sometimes copious amounts of sex can make up for that though, and it helped that this was the perfect length for erotica (a bit over 100 pages) and that it didn't feel too short or underdeveloped.

Dryden wrote this smartly and concisely and I never felt like things dragged on or that the sex got mechanical. Both characters had their strengths and weaknesses which added a bit more realism to the story than j More...

WHO KNEW NERDS COULD BE OH SO SMEXY????

Okay, so I had two images in my mind as to who I thought Ivan Reynolds, our geeky hero, resembled in this book. He was such a dichotomy to me.

“Sense memories of you persist and do not seem to abate as the day progresses. It’s disconcerting, Camilla. I don’t like it when my mind plays tricks on me. I would much rather simply have you here in the flesh, to feel and taste and smell with my actual senses. Instead my mind keeps conjuring this false perception o More...

I loved this book. Simply loved it. Review in process.


I'm having a problem with this review because I enjoyed it so much that I don't want to sound like a gushing teenaged fangirl. Bare with me, please.

Ivan: Man oh man! I loved Ivan. Ivan was delicious in the way that Dr. Pepper is delicious. You can explain a lot of it...but for the most part you have to taste it for yourself.

Ivan: (bona fide rocket scientist) is described by one character in the book as "borderline autistic." He is incredibly More...

Dryden did something really interesting here -- created a hero who is clearly somewhere on the autism spectrum, with the accompanying literalness, rigidity, anxiety, and lack of social skills, but who's also the world's best Dom.

Camilla has been attracted to her geeky neighbor Ivan ever since she saw him respond calmly during an emergency; the hot bod he shows while running past her window -- "6:30 in the morning, out for a run each and every day" -- doesn't hurt either. When Ivan enlists her he More...

Original review: www.sweptawaybyromance.blogspot.com


4.5 stars


After a couple of more emotional books I was in need of something more fun and wicked when I stumbled upon the latest What To Read Wednesday blog post by author Ruthie Knox. She highly recommended The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden and I thought I’d give it a try. I am so glad I did!!

Camilla has been stalking watching her nerdy neighbor Ivan for quite a while. She just can’t keep her eyes off him but he doesn’t seem to notice More...

I loved this one!

I'm a complete sucker for an emotionally/socially handicapped hero so when I read the book blurb from this little gem I was SOLD. Well, the reality of 'The Theory of Attraction' actually far surpassed my already high expectations and IMO Dryden delivers a top-notch touching and sexy story that now lives on my "favorites" shelf.

Ivan (God, I even love his name!) is either a borderline or high-functioning autistic rocket scientist genius who works as a "Professor" and researcher at More...

3.75 Stars - Originally reviewed at Risque Reviews


Erotic Dominance-and-submission power plays meets Big Bang Theory in Delphine Dryden's eminently entertaining The Theory of Attraction. Begin with a hero that’s different from the norm, sexy at times, and has geeky conversations--an intriguing hero who was so strict in his schedule and needs, and more than slightly a nerd. Add in BDSM, and you’ve got something I couldn’t resist. Ms. Dryden delivered one hell of a great story! Yes, this was everyt More...

Actual Rating 3.5

Review also posted at Darkest Addictions Book Reviews

I’ve died and gone to GeekDom Heaven! ;o I don’t know about you all, but when you mention a smart man, I can picture him strong, hot, and completely drool worthy, yes. But never in my 23yrs would I have imagined anything BUT vanilla sex with a man like Ivan, but oh boy did the cat come out of this Kink filled bag!

“Let’s just say I can do that role. Of a guy who plans to get you into bed. However, I will almost certainly not More...

The Theory of Attraction
Favorite Lines - "oh, holy fuck. In the national geographic movie of my twisted mind, the lion had just leaped on the Gazelle, pinned it to the ground and mounted it from behind."

I will let you all in on a little secret, i used to be a computer geek and because of this i have a soft spot for nerds. I think this really helped me like Ivan as he did come across pretty odd at times (as the author meant him too) apart from that i did find him adorable in a lost puppy kind of More...

I am not one who normally flounces books. I seriously try to finish. But this book? I don't even know what was going on.

First, I have to say that the cover is hot. I love the title, and...it's hot. Other than the overall idea of this book, that's about all I liked.

Cami has a thing for her hot, geeky-to-the-extreme neighbor, Ivan. She wants him. Honestly, I think she'd want anyone, but I'm not going to argue that point here. The first third of this book was boring. There was so much detail about More...

I absolutely loved this book! It was right up my alley with it being The Big Bang Theory goes BDSM and all!!

Camilla has slight stalker tendencies towards her neighbor Ivan, the hunky rocket scientist, whom she watches like clockwork daily as he takes his jogs, works in the garden, etc. Ivan and Camilla are friends and colleagues but Cami isn’t sure Ivan even realizes she is a woman most of the time. He has rigid schedules and likes to control in his lab and environment and Cami soon realizes tha More...

4.5 stars

The nerd humor made me laugh, out loud a few times near the beginning. The friends to lovers development was surprisingly sweet, and there was just enough angst near the end to keep it from being too sweet. There's a lot of sexytimes in the story, but it's also used to developed the characters and their relationship to each other in a way that works for me. I also liked how the communication issues seemed like real misunderstandings by people who were trying to do the right thing by eac More...

Rhayne's review posted on Guilty Pleasures

5 Stars

My list of new favorite authors is continuing to grow with the addition of Delphine Dryden. I have never read anything by her, but I plan to fix that ASAP.

The synopsis pretty much sums up the plot line fairly well. Camilla and Ivan have been friends for a few years. They live next door to each other which has given Camilla an opportunity to stalk…I mean see him daily. She has secretly been attracted to him for a long time, but he is way too uptigh More...

I'm firstly going to admit that I read this book in one sitting. So it is not a bad book by my standards if it kept me glued to the pages so well. However, after I've now slept on it, I can't really pinpoint what exactly kept me interested in the storyline except maybe insomnia.

The two main characters are Camilla, a computer geek who is really a social anthropologist, and Ivan, a rocket scientist. The issue at hand is Ivan's social awkwardness, his inability to socialize and act normally in ever More...

I thought Ms. Dryden did a fantastic job conveying the varied emotions and feelings that Camilla and Ivan went through during their journey. They were both great characters and very likable. The dialog was real and there was a lot of humor sprinkled throughout. The sex scenes were scorching yet very sensual. The training was deliciously arousing and steamy.
If you are looking for a strong romance, a strong story, and strong characters, you will love this book.

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This was a sweet story, and I definitely enjoyed it. At times, I really liked the dichotomy of Ivan’s personality. He’s a genius who is absolutely ignorant about social situations, and that made him come off as both rude and sweet.

“Cami, what are we supposed to do now? Do we go to sleep? Do you go home?” I would have preferred a passionate insistence that I stay, but I couldn’t help smiling at Ivan’s cluelessness. “Do you want me to go home?” “I’m not sure,” he admitted. “I want you here. And i More...

I got this from NetGalley =)

I agree with other reviewers that this story is short yet hot and sweet. It's absolutely steamy and sexy.
Ivan, the main man lead, was clueless about how to socialize with other people and that's why he asked Camilla for favor. Cami who was had a love-struck to her geek neighbor found it's pretty interesting to get close to Ivan. She only had 3 weeks to teach Ivan how to speak with others also made Ivan recognized her.
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The Theory of Attraction is sensual, addicting and smoking hot! Yes, it’s a short read, but you get so much out of it.

Ivan is an Astrophysicist who is much more comfortable in a lab surrounded by computers than having to interact with people. Interact is exactly what he has to do for an upcoming dinner party. Here we have an opportunity for his friend and neighbor, Cami, who has secretly been obsessing over him. Ivan asks for her help in prepping him for the party. Of course Cami jumps at the ch More...

Review posted at Talk Supe

3.5 Stars

BAZINGA! That was my initial reaction to after reading Delphine Dryden's 47,000 word erotica romance. This short read was a splendid, toe curling book that leaves you swooning over the most unlikely male protagonists. What sets The Theory of Attraction from other books is that the male lead is so different from the norm in the erotica romance world. That difference is what made this such a fun read and I was so glad I picked it up from NetGalley.

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Le BDSM n’est pas nouveau dans la romance érotique mais il connaît actuellement un renouveau fort compréhensible. Delphine Dryden qui écrit depuis plusieurs années dans ce genre est un bon exemple de ce que l’on peut faire avec un thème bdsm, sans pour autant sombrer dans la caricature, l’extrême ou l’absence d’histoire.

Sa très bonne idée ici est d’avoir choisi d’associer intellectuels geek et bdsm. Notre héros, Ivan est un physicien, spécialiste d’astroph More...

On Anne's recommendation, I read the Seduction Hypothesis. When I finished I had to go back and read Ivan and Cami's story. I wasn't too far into The Theory of Attraction before I realized I had read it before (evidently my poor memory could benefit from some sort of "books read" system as this is no where near the first time this has happened to me.) As I continued to read, I remembered how much I had enjoyed reading it the first time around.

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I liked the concept more than I liked the execution, so I think my high expectations (and the fact that, pre-reading, I got the storyline confused with Charlotte Stein's Deep Desires, and most of the way through the book, I was impatiently waiting for voyeurism to become part of the plot, which is COMPLETELY MY FAULT) were largely responsible for my lack of enjoyment.

I quite like Delphine Dryden's writing itself: the tone of her books that I've read have been light and funny in a low-key way, an More...

Camilla (Cami) is attracted to her scientist neighbor, Ivan. She has not had sex since the end of her last long-term relationship two years prior and for some strange reason she has started lusting after Ivan even though Ivan has never shown any kind of interest to her other than a warped neighbor type friendship. Ivan is the stereotypical nerd genius. Full of book smarts but lacking in personal interaction skills. An important event is about to occur in regards to his job so he asks Camilla to More...

I was in the mood for a hot, steamy read & boy did this book deliver.

The tension, buildup between Cami & Ivan was fantastic!
Ivan, a very intelligent but socially awkward nerd, and Camilla, the next door girl who hides her feelings, were such a good fit.

So ...when did Ivan, the nerd, become incredibly attractive to me as a reader?

Here:

Before I could open the door, a pair of hands slapped against the wall on either side of me, trapping me between two lean arms. My world constricted in a More...

You know what? I really liked this silly little book. I liked it a LOT.

Neighbors in an apartment complex largely inhabited by a bunch of geeky nerds, rocket scientist Ivan asks computer programmer Camille to help him woo prospects for funding grants Ivan needs to continue his research. Camille gamely agrees, largely due to her growing attraction to Ivan. At first glance, he is cold, forbidding and opinionated. But as she gets to know him, Camille discovers that Ivan is complex. He is passionate, More...

Reviewed by Heather

Camilla watches her sexy, yet nerdy, rocket-scientist neighbor daily from her window. He has a schedule that she can set a watch by. She wants to see more of his fit body, but can’t figure out a way to get him to open up.

Ivan has never felt comfortable around other people, but needs help with one social interaction he can’t ignore. He decides to ask his neighbor for help with the situation. Ivan had no idea that Camilla would agree to help him.

Both Ivan and Camilla are surpris More...

Received from Carina Press through NetGalley

Camilla has been watching (or is it stalking?) her neighbour Ivan for a while now. Ivan is a scientist who lives for his research, goes through his daily routines on a strict and very predictable schedule, doesn’t appear to have a social life and seems ignorant to the fact that Camilla is an interested female.
When Ivan approaches Camilla with a request it isn’t for the date she wouldn’t mind having with him. Instead he asks her for help. He is expected More...